US lakes & pondsUS lakes & pondsSurface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 66707014).
The red circle marks Nodaway County Community Lake.
Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline (Missouri: incorporated places touching the lake, otherwise the nearest one).
Official MDC pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.
Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.
Fish species the Missouri Department of Conservation lists for fishing here: White Bass, Sunfish, Catfish, Crappie, Black Bass.
Source: Missouri Department of Conservation page for Nodaway County Community Lake (fish listed under Fishing; for areas with several lakes the list covers the whole area) and the MDC managed public waterbodies map. Acreage here can differ slightly from our mapped outline.
Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.
Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 66707014), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: MDC managed boat ramps and accesses. Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.
OpenStreetMap shows about 1.7 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Nodaway County Community Lake shoreline, mostly along the north and south shores. They follow about 85% of the shore, so you can walk most of the way around but not a full loop.
No trailhead is mapped for these trails. The closest public access site is Nodaway County Community Lake, right on a shoreline trail (Missouri Dept. of Conservation access data).
The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.
Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.
Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (40.4312, -94.8585). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Nodaway County Community Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.
Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in CT (America/Chicago), and accurate to within a few minutes.
1 public access site listed, 1 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.
| Site | Town | Owner | Type | Parking | Fee | Uses | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodaway County Community Lake | Pickering | Missouri Department of Conservation | Boat ramp · Yes ramp | — | No fee | Boating | 40.4289, -94.8557 |
MDC managed boat ramps and accesses
Fees, hours and rules change; confirm with the site owner before you go.
Nodaway County Community Lake covers about 72 acres in Pickering, Missouri (Nodaway County).
Missouri Department of Conservation lists White Bass, Black Bass, Crappie, Catfish and Sunfish.
Yes. 1 public trailer launch is listed: Nodaway County Community Lake. Check posted fees and parking rules.
Nodaway County Community Lake touches Pickering in Nodaway County, Missouri.
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